Quentin J Painter
Military
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UPL 31855
SGT Quentin J. Painter
Gunner
Crew #592 - Joseph Develin Crew
Survived the crash just after takeoff of his B-24 loaded with napalm on 15 April 1945
Gunner
Crew #592 - Joseph Develin Crew
Survived the crash just after takeoff of his B-24 loaded with napalm on 15 April 1945
Quentin Painter served as an aerial gunner with the 785th Bomb Squadron of the 466th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Attlebridge, England.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-835456
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Rebel
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Larimer, PA 15642, USA | 11 September 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL, USA | 21 February 1943 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, UK | 4 April 1945 - 15 April 1945 | Survived the crash of his B-24 fully loaded with fuel and napalm on 15 Apr 1945. |
Died |
Irwin, PA 15642, USA | 17 September 1968 | |
Buried |
Irwin, PA 15642, USA | Long Run Cemetery Irwin, Pennsylvania Section 8, Lot 24, Grave 1 |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349